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January – Edward, the Black Prince, gives up the administration of Aquitaine and returns to England, because of his poor health and heavy debts.; February 17 – Rival brothers Ivan Sratsimir and Ivan Shishman become co-Emperors of Bulgaria after the death of their father, Ivan Alexander.
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One of the developments in late-20th-century American literature was the increase of literature written by and about ethnic minorities beyond African Americans and Jewish Americans. This development came alongside the growth of the Civil Rights Movement and its corollary, the ethnic pride movement, which led to the creation of Ethnic Studies ...
Colonial Nigeria was ruled by the British Empire from the mid ... Despite the acceptance of European and North American influences, the nationalists were critical of ...
Nigerian literature is a literary writing in Nigeria often by her citizens. It encompasses writers in a number of languages spoken in Nigeria including Igbo, Urhobo, Yoruba, Hausa and Nupe. [1] Things Fall Apart (1958) by Chinua Achebe is one of the milestones in African literature.
From 1400 onwards, Nigeria's first written documents with letters were produced in the north of the country. They were part of the Islamic missionary work and were written in Ajami - a script based on Arabic, but supplemented by special letters for local languages (Hausa, Fula, Yoruba). [51] The Hausa also began to write history.
Founding of Nigeria Union of Teachers. [2] 1936: Founding of Nigeria Youth Movement. [2] 1937: Shell D'Arcy Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (later Shell-BP) granted petroleum exploration rights. [11] 1944: National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons founded by Nnamdi "Zik" Azikiwe. [2] 1945: Countrywide general strike. [2]
W.E.B. DuBois publishes The Brownies’ Books, a monthly magazine for African American children that includes fiction, poetry, and world events. Author and teacher Jessie Redmon Fauset is the editor. 1926. Historian Carter G. Woodson proposes Negro History Week. 1927. Charlemae Hill Rollins is hired by the Chicago Public Library as a children's ...